January 21st, 2012

There are a lot of webapps and 10 foot UI TV-friendly apps out there to get more “over the top” content to HTPC owners. It is a bit of a mess to try to find all of these ways of getting content. Using Windows Media Center, Google Chrome, and my own Relaunch, I can use all of these 10 foot apps to get more content through my HTPC. You don’t necessarily have to use that combination, as any HTPC can run these if you have a way of launching a browser.

Clicker.tv – This is an aggregator app with sources from Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, Comcast, and Hulu.

YouTube.com/tv – Yet another option from YouTube. This seems to be the best of the lot for the moment. You have to use their new pairing procedure to login. You can also control it from a mobile device!

Hulu Desktop – While not strictly a web app, it is a 10 UI application that gets you access to Hulu’s catalogue.